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A beetle against allergies

22.04.2020

Hardly any other plant is as allergenic as Ambrosia. But now there is a glimmer of hope - thanks to an accidentally introduced beetle. A study, in which the University of Fribourg was a participant, has shown that a natural enemy of the weed can relieve more than two million European allergy sufferers of their symptoms.

European research project - predicting tomorrow's fashion

07.04.2020

Imagine a clever computer which could explore the internet, then predict next year's fashion in clothing. Who would be interested in such a software? For one, Zalando, the largest online European clothing…

New SINERGIA projects at Unifr

25.03.2020

Four researchers from the University of Fribourg have obtained "Sinergia" funding from the Swiss National Fund. Sinergia supports ambitious collaborative projects between two to four professors in Switzerland,…

A trio of high-profile results in physics

Alzheimer's disease: when the saliva speaks

10.03.2020

It is estimated that every 17 minutes in Switzerland someone receives a diagnosis of some form of dementia. A team of researchers at the University of Fribourg has shown that an analysis of the microbial…

National Research Programme 77 at Unifr

19.02.2020

The National Research Programme 77 on Digital Transformation has just started with 37 projects selected, financed by the Confederation to the tune of CHF 30 million. Several researchers from the University…

Stressed bacteria as a source of energy

19.02.2020

Researchers at the University of Fribourg have shown how the chemistry of bacteria that do not require oxygen changes when they are exposed to different external conditions. These bacteria can be used…

Seventeen Unifr researchers awarded grants in new SNSF program

03.12.2019

Seventeen researchers at Unifr have obtained grants from the new Spark funding scheme of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Spark provides up to one year of funding to explore new scientific ideas,…

A small victory in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

30.10.2019

A team of researchers has succeeded in completely eradicating antibiotic-resistant bacteria in one patient by using bacteriophage viruses. This is a first in the fight against the scourge of antibiotic-resistant…